Wednesday Announce 2026 New Zealand Tour

Wednesday are returning to Aotearoa.

The acclaimed US rockers will be back in the country this May, presented by Banished Music and Strange News, playing shows in Wellington, Lyttelton, and Auckland. Check out the band’s full local New Zealand dates below.

Tickets to the tour go on sale to the general public on Monday, May 9th at 10am local time. The pre-sale begins on Friday, May 6th at 10am local time.

At the time of writing, no Australian tour dates have been confirmed by the band.

Wednesday are touring in support of latest album Bleeds, which received rave reviews from critics across the world.

“Rock records don’t come much better than this,” NME wrote in a highly positive review.

“There’s an ever-present joy, even during the most harrowing songs… this is catharsis personified,” Exclaim! praised.

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In an 8.7 appraisal, Pitchfork wrote that “Karly Hartzman leads her North Carolina band in another triumph. The careful songwriting and coiled performances wrestle with the many fiascos of life and love.”

“Wednesday’s Bleeds might be the rock album of the year,” declared NPR last year, while The Guardian considered it to be “the year’s best alt-rock album.”

The band’s last visit to New Zealand also received widespread praise. In a glowing review, 95bFM called their Auckland show at Whammy Bar a “sold out countrygaze extravaganza.”

“Wednesday on a Thursday…the North Carolina noise-rockers rolling into Auckland’s Whammy Bar only to find a sold-out audience waiting to be rocked, entertained and challenged. And that’s just what happened,” wrote The 13th Floor.